“We called this meeting to reaffirm MSU Denver is still 100 percent in support of our DACA community, and that’s not going to change,” Davidson said. “We will do whatever we can to support the people who need it right now.”

In the short-term, Davidson said the University would help legally and financially as it is able, while in the medium- and long-terms, focus is on legislative advocacy for a holistic bipartisan solution. She said that these efforts have been widely embraced across the city and reflected in the recent support letter from MSU Denver’s Board of Trustees.

General counsel then noted some of the pressing issues. For DACA students whose status ends no later than March 5, 2018, they will need to apply for a two-year renewal by Oct. 5, 2017. Additionally, the understanding is that agencies would treat campus as a sensitive area similar to churches and schools, but not extending to areas outside of it.

AHEC police also reinforced counsel’s sentiment that the University was not in the business of being immigration officers, and that the federal agency responsible has not pursued enforcement on campus.